The rain may return to our area overnight and go into the morning for the 4th of July. Meteorologist Michelle Kennedy has the details on whether the rain will dissipate in time for the fireworks.

The rain may return to our area overnight and go into the morning for the 4th of July. Meteorologist Michelle Kennedy has the details on whether the rain will dissipate in time for the fireworks.

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Updated: 7:09 PM EDT Jul 3, 2016

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WEBVTT FIRE OFF.BEFORE MIDNIGHT, WE EXPECTOVERNIGHT STORMS, THE KIND THATMIGHT WAKE YOU UP AGAIN WITH AHEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING.UP TO LEXINGTON, WE ARE GETTINGLIGHT SHOWERS.A LIGHTER RAIN FROM WELBORN TOCAPE CORAL AND 52 ON MIDWAY.WE HAVE HAD INTENSE WAY -- RAIN,BRINGING TWO TO THREE INCHES INPOCKETS OF WINSTON COUNTY, DOWNTHROUGH PLYMOUTH AND LOUISVILLE.HE ALSO HAD SHOWERS THROUGHMOUNT AIRY THAT WERE LIGHTER,2.5 INCHES.SOME FOLKS MISSING OUT ENTIRELYNEAR ASHE COUNTY AND LOCATIONSOF THE MOUNTAINS.HEADING EAST, WE HAD MORE THANAN INCH FALLING IN A FEW SPOTS.WE HAVE HAD A FEW' -- WE KNOWTHERE IS MORE COMING.THIS PLACE I YELLOW FOR FOLKSIN KENTUCKY, THIS IS WHERE WEHAVE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMCONCERNS, PARTICULARLY TORNADICACTIVITY.TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT.OVERNIGHT, WE CAN EXPECT SOAKINGRAIN, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULDPOSSIBLY BRING US MORE GUSTYWINDS, ABOUT 60 MILES BROWARDTHAT WOULD PROVIDE OF STRONG --THAT WOULD PROMPT STRONGTHUNDERSTORM WARNINGS.THIS CONTINUES THROUGH THEMORNING.FOR FOURTH OF JULY, YOU WAKE UPTO PATCHY FOG, CLOUDS, BUTGETTING IN ON SOME SUNSHINE ASWE GO TO MIDDAY.LOOKING AT 70'S, MAYBE A SHOWERLINGERING.AND THEN SUNSHINE BEFORE THETHUNDERSTORMS ROLL IN AGAINLATER IN THE AFTERNOON.WE HAVE A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHERBUILDING THROUGHOUT THEAFTERNOON.WE ARE GOING TO LOOK ATSCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMTHREATS.WE MAY SEE WIND DAMAGE ANDISOLATED TORNADOES WITH THEPOSSIBILITY WITH THE LARGE HAILCONCERNS.DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE TOPOF THE LIST.TEMPERATURES IN THE 70'S BY LATETOMORROW EVENING.WITH ANY LUCK, WE MAY CLEAR OUTTHE STORMS JUST BEFORE THEFIREWORKS CELEBRATIONS.IT IS NICE WE ARE ENJOYING 16DEGREES COOLER COMPARED TO ITBEFORE, TEMPERATURES IN THEMOUNTAINS FEEL VERY COMFORTABLEIN THE 70'S.88 TOMORROW, RAI CHANCES 60%.WE TAKE YOU INTO THE 90'S IN THE

Rain overnight leads into the morning

The rain may return to our area overnight and go into the morning for the 4th of July. Meteorologist Michelle Kennedy has the details on whether the rain will dissipate in time for the fireworks.